UEFA Europa League: Celtic vs Inter Milan preview

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February 18th, 2015
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Celtic will host Italian side Inter Milan in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 tie on Thursday evening. The Scots have great memories of their meeting with the Italians back in 1967 when they defeated Inter Milan 2-1 in the final of the European Cup. That was and still is the biggest achievement in the club's history.

Celtic have been in good form lately, having won all their last matches in all competitions. Moreover, they have let in just one goal in those eight games. They will be without defender Charlie Mulgrew against Inter while Kris Commons might also miss out. Celtic have lost all their last four matches against Italian teams.

Inter were unbeaten in the group stage but their fortunes have not changed on the domestic front since Roberto Mancini took charge in November. They do have two consecutive wins in the Serie A but before those matches they had won just two of eight. Yuto Nagatomo will be out of contention due to a thigh injury but new transfers Lukas Podolski and Xherdan Shaqiri are expected to play.

Probable line-ups:

Celtic: Gordon - Matthews, Denayer, Van Dijk, Izaguirre - Brown, Bitton, Mackay-Steven, Johansen, Armstrong - Griffiths

Inter: Handanovic - Campagnaro, Ranocchia, Juan, Santon - Guarin, Medel, Brozovic, Shaqiri - Podolski, Palacio

My prediction: Inter to win 2-1.

Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:

Celtic win - 2/1 Draw - 12/5 Inter win - 6/4

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